Podcast Episodes

Man v Bear But Not Like That

There’s a certain kind of person who is so concerned with their own needs, how they’re feeling, and what’s good for them, they really don’t have the capacity to take in much of anything else. You mig…

Published on 3 hours ago

The I Behind the Eye

“We see things not as they are, but as we are. Because it is the ‘I’ behind the ‘eye’ that does the seeing.”

― Anaïs Nin

This week’s essay and this podcast episode are about the “I” behind the “eye.”

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Published on 1 week ago

Mojo Dojo Casa White House

One of the harder things about life right now is the constant onslaught of news that feels insane, impossible, heartbreaking, outrageous, mind-boggling, or fill-in-the-blank with your chosen word. We…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Mamaw My Ass

Saturday I went to a No Kings event with one of my closest friends. She’s more my sister than my friend, we’ve been making good trouble together since the 80s. I am so fortunate to have a few people …

Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Elbows Up

If you’re new, hi and welcome. I’m so glad you’re here. You might be wondering what’s happening. I don’t mean in this country - I wonder what’s happening in this country every day - I mean with this …

Published on 4 weeks ago

Of Mice and Men

I would imagine most of us have at least one childhood memory that has to do with cruelty - and feeling unsure about what to make of it. Being little in a big world is not always easy, especially if …

Published on 1 month ago

A Devilish Escalation

Hello friends. I write to you from my couch, in my pajamas at 2 p.m. on a Saturday, under a blanket, with a migraine. It’s a beast - so far it has blasted through my daily medication Topamax, and the…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

It Could Be So Much Better Than This

Friends, this week’s podcast episode is not for kids - meaning please don’t listen if you have kids within earshot. I want to give you a content warning because I talked about SA and all kinds of cur…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Roadtrip to Hades

There are things you can control, and things you can’t. About 98% of things go in the second column. As someone who used to try to manage or predict how other people were going to feel, and as someon…

Published on 2 months ago

Off the Page with Dana DuBois

If you are a newer subscriber, you may be wondering what this is. I’m so happy you’re here, and I hope you’re going to love this as much as I do.

Once in a while I do a Come As You Are Conversation w…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago